Joshua 24:1-15
1Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. 2And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors—Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods. 3Then I…
Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17
3Then Moses went up to God; the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: 4You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples.…
Genesis 39:1-23
1Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there. 2The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3His master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord caused all that he did to…
Genesis 12:1-9
1Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth…
Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17
5The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.6And the Lord was sorry that he had made humankind on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7So the Lord said, “I will blot out from the earth the human beings I have created—people together with…
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Matthew 18:15-20 15“If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. 16But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If the member refuses to listen…
Haggai 2:1-9
OLD TESTAMENT READING Haggai 2:1-91In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word ofthe Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying: 2 “Speak now toZerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son ofJehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, andsay: 3 Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory?How…
Obadiah
OLD TESTAMENT READING Obadiah 1:1-211Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom:We have heard a report from the Lord,and a messenger has been sent among the nations:“Rise up! Let us rise against it for battle!”2I will surely make you least among the nations;you shall be utterly despised.3 Your proud heart has deceived you,you who live in the clefts of the rock,whose dwelling…
Nahum 1:1-8
OLD TESTAMENT READING Nahum 1:1-81 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum ofElkosh.2 A jealous and avenging God is the LORD;the LORD is avenging and wrathful;the LORD takes vengeance on his adversariesand prolongs it against his enemies.3 The LORD is slow to anger but great in power,and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty.His way is in…
Ephesians 4:1-16
NEW TESTAMENT READING Ephesians 4:1-161 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a mannerworthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humilityand gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 makingevery effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond ofpeace: 4 there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were…